Celebrating Margery Thompson and 30 years of the ADST-DACOR book program
On June 9 at 6:30pm, we will be celebrating 30 years of the ADST-DACOR book program, the retirement of our amazing Margery Thompson who established and developed the program, and 40 years of ADST. Please join us in celebrating Margery’s achievement, the book program and ADST at forty. You can rsvp here.
ADST at the AI+ Expo in Washington, D.C.
ADST participated in this year’s AI+Expo Conference held from May 07 to May 09 at the Walter E. Washington Center in Washington, D.C. Organized by a non-partisan, non-profit organization SCSP.ai, the conference brought together leaders from government, private sector, academia, and student organizations for discussions about AI, emerging technologies, and national competitiveness. With more than...
History of U.S. Diplomacy: From Its Beginnings to Today Exhibit Opening
ASSOCIATION FOR DIPLOMATIC STUDIES AND TRAINING requests the pleasure of your company at the reception for the opening of the exhibit in the Russell Rotunda: History of U.S. Diplomacy: From Its Beginnings to Today RSVP: [email protected] 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM on April 08, 2026 Russell Senate Office Building Room 325
Special Book Event with Ben East: Profiles in Service: Peace Corps Roots in American Diplomacy
The ADST’s latest release in the Diplomats and Diplomacy series—Profiles in Service: Peace Corps Roots in American Diplomacy—follows the throughline from participation in grassroots citizen exchange to challenges and achievements in highwire diplomacy. The featured individuals played a role in major global events of the last seven decades, from domestic school desegregation efforts in the...
ADST’s 40th anniversary and launch of the 77th volume in the ADST-DACOR Diplomats and Diplomacy Series
THE ASSOCIATION FOR DIPLOMATIC STUDIES AND TRAINING and DACOR, An Organization of Foreign Affairs Professionals request the pleasure of your company as we celebrate ADST’s 40th anniversary with a reception to launch the 77th volume in the ADST-DACOR Diplomats and Diplomacy Series: REPRESENTING AMERICA: Firsthand Accounts from A Century of U.S. Diplomacy. Edited by ROBIN...
Special Book Event with Charles Trueheart: Diplomats at War
Special Book Event with Charles Trueheart Diplomats at War: Friendship and Betrayal on the Brink of the Vietnam Conflict Tuesday, October 14, 2025 6:00 – 8:00 PM DACOR Bacon House, 1801 F Street NW Please join us as ADST and DACOR host journalist and scholar Charles Trueheart for reflections on his recent book Diplomats...
ADST 2025 AGM Distinguished Speaker – Evan Thomas
Evan Thomas -“The Legacy of Henry Stimson: His Doctrine, His Decisions, and the End of World War II” © Oscie Thomas. Posted with the author's permission. Please join us as award-winning journalist and scholar Evan Thomas shares his insights on the legacy of former Secretary of State and Secretary of War Henry Stimson. Thomas will draw...
Dealing with Dragons, Bears, and Some Nice People Too A Diplomatic Chronicle by B. Lynn Pascoe
THE ASSOCIATION FOR DIPLOMATIC STUDIES AND TRAINING and DACOR, An Organization of Foreign Affairs Professionals request the pleasure of your company at a reception to celebrate the 76th volume in the ADST-DACOR Diplomats and Diplomacy Series for "Dealing with Dragons, Bears, and Some Nice People Too A Diplomatic Chronicle", by B. Lynn Pascoe Tuesday, November...
ADST 2024 Annual Distinguished Speaker – Steve Coll
Steve Coll - “From Ghost Wars to the Achilles Trap: Lessons from a Foreign Policy Journalist and Scholar” Here is the video of the event: https://youtu.be/H531TCBSVb8 Please join us as award winning journalist and scholar Steve Coll shares what he has learned while researching and writing about the greatest foreign policy challenges of modern times....
2023 ADST Annual General Membership Meeting: Distinguished Speaker Professor Philip Zelikow on “Diplomacy and the Mysteries of the How”
An accomplished academic and historian with a distinguished career in public service, Professor Zelikow will examine the mysteries of the art of diplomacy. Drawing from his experiences as a diplomat, Counselor of the State Department, White House and Pentagon advisor, and faculty member at Harvard and the University of Virginia, Zelikow will share his views...